Addverb Elixis-W

What it's for

The Elixis-W is a wheeled humanoid: tall (183 cm), heavy (80 kg) and with a claimed payload of 15 kg. Wheels instead of legs mean the robot rolls across a flat floor rather than walking; a two-legged version is only planned. It is a project from a company that works in logistics and warehouse robotics, so its natural habitat is the plant floor, not the living room. The manufacturer names four pilot areas: industry, retail, fashion and energy. In a warehouse a wheeled build of human height and a claimed 15 kg payload matches work at shelving and moving loads; there is no confirmed deployment. In a factory it could tend stations along production lines, where swapping a person for a robot does not require rebuilding the hall. In retail it could restock shelves and help with inventory counts. The robot has vision, hearing and touch (the manufacturer's claim) and AI-based “cognitive” processing, but degrees of freedom, speed and runtime are undisclosed. Today the Elixis-W is a signal of where the field is heading, not a product you can order. If you need a proven machine for internal transport, read about “AMR Robots in the Warehouse”.

Who it's for

YES: for innovation teams at large plants and logistics centers that follow the first wheeled humanoids and want to talk about a pilot; for integrators looking for an Asian partner outside China; for market analysts comparing the strategies of companies backed by a conglomerate's capital.

NO: for companies that need a robot to buy this year, since the model is in controlled pilots; for Polish buyers who need local service and distribution, because it is not available in Poland and no expansion beyond India has been announced; for procurement departments that require a datasheet, since key parameters are undisclosed; and for anyone who has to work in narrow aisles, because 183 cm and 80 kg is a large build.

Deployments

The manufacturer talks about controlled pilots in industry, retail, fashion and energy, but without naming companies. Hence the comparison: in the logistics humanoid category, documented references belong to Agility Digit (Amazon, GXO, Schaeffler) and Apptronik Apollo (Mercedes-Benz). See humanoid robots and “Agility Digit in Warehouses”.

AgiBot A2-W: the wheeled variant of the Chinese A2, designed for factories. It is even less well documented than the Elixis-W, so it is more a comparison of direction than a real alternative.

Agility Digit: a two-legged humanoid for moving totes with a payload of about 15.9 kg. Its customer list includes Amazon, GXO Logistics, Schaeffler, Mercado Libre and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada.

Apptronik Apollo: 173 cm, 25 kg payload, with pilots at Mercedes-Benz plants and evaluations at a GXO distribution center and at Jabil.

UBTech Walker S2: 52 DOF and a 15 kg payload, in a pilot phase in manufacturing and logistics.

Kepler Forerunner K2: 178 cm and 85 kg, 30 kg payload, roughly PLN 96,900 (≈ EUR 22,200) (about USD 25,000) after conversion; the only one on this list with a public price.

Addverb Technologies was founded in 2016 in Noida. In 2021 the Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, led by Mukesh Ambani, invested USD 132 million in the company and now controls it. The Elixis-W was presented at LogiMAT India 2026 as India's first wheeled humanoid. The company is seeking about USD 100 million in additional funding for humanoid robotics and has announced it will build around 100 units next year; results do not yet confirm these plans. The two-legged version is due later. Company profile: Addverb Technologies.